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Largest Martian meteorite sells for a whopping $5.3M at auction: ‘Geological time capsule from another world’

This meteorite, affectionately dubbed NWA 16788, isn’t just any space rock, though. At a stunning $5.3 million, not only did ...

Biggest Martian Meteorite Ever Found Could Fetch $4 Million at Auction

One lucky bidder will soon fork over millions of dollars to take home NWA 16788, a 54-pound (24-kilogram) Martian meteorite.
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Scientists Have Never Confirmed a Meteorite From Mercury. Could These Space Rocks From the Desert Be the First?

Two meteorites found in the Sahara show tantalizing similarities to the innermost planet, and while researchers say they are ...

Video shows fireball meteor explode in broad daylight. How rare is this cosmic phenomenon?

Fireballs fall on the Earth every day—but the one that just streaked across the southeastern U.S. this week was unlike the ...

Remember the June fireball? Here's how scientists are classifying the meteorite that came crashing through a Henry county home

Harris, working with Henry County Emergency Management and the homeowner, examined the entry point and fragments of meteorite ...